Best Colleges in Utah 2026

Utah has 24 colleges and universities in our database; 19 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 19 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$52,313

Avg. Earnings

51.8%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 19 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	Brigham Young University Provo, Utah	82.2%	$75,790	66.7%	$6,496
2	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, Utah	50.9%	$60,615		$8,300
3	Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City, Utah	56.5%	$97,827	87.6%	$27,375
4	University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah	63.9%	$67,170	89.1%	$9,315
5	Weber State University Ogden, Utah	43.0%	$56,287		$6,391
6	Utah Valley University Orem, Utah	40.7%	$55,486		$6,270
7	Provo College Provo, Utah	63.6%	$39,645		$16,491
8	Snow College Ephraim, Utah	46.7%	$41,022		$4,564
9	Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah	59.0%	$50,296	83.9%	$6,770
10	Ensign College Salt Lake City, Utah	31.1%	$50,630		$3,888
11	Westminster University Salt Lake City, Utah	69.4%	$66,215	69.8%	$41,416
12	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah	29.7%	$47,867		$4,257
13	Utah Tech University Saint George, Utah	34.2%	$44,570		$6,074
14	Eagle Gate College-Murray Murray, Utah	52.8%	$37,518		$16,491
15	Utah State University Logan, Utah	57.3%	$54,022	93.7%	$9,228
16	Fortis College-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah	42.4%	$34,509		$13,112
17	Eagle Gate College-Layton Layton, Utah	68.0%	$37,518
18	Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences Draper, Utah	47.1%	$49,841	97.4%	$20,780
19	Nightingale College Salt Lake City, Utah	45.0%	$27,126